English Explanatory Dictionary

kan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Archaic form of khan.
noun
  1. A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
noun
  1. A catty, legally defined as 0.60478982 kilograms.
noun
  1. A set of four identical tiles.
  2. A call declaring the formation of such a set.
name
  1. A unisex given name from Japanese.
  2. A surname of multiple origins.
name
  1. The station code of Khana Junction railway station in India.
  2. The station code of Kananook railway station in Australia.

Pronunciation

/kɑːn/ en-us-khan.ogg

Word forms

kan kans

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 貫 (kan).

Synonyms

kong quad four-of-a-kind

Related words

kan cheong kan ni na kan ni na bu

Derived words

Kan complex Kan extension Kan fibration
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